Rios had not eaten for 5 days prior to the Murrey fight

[TheMacMagician]

Murray was brought in as a stepping stone plain and simple. He didnt have to fight an overweight rios, but he took the extra 20k, fought, and took his ass whooping. End of story.

Rios better not make this a habit though.

I'd actually say that Murray wasn't brought in as a stepping stone at all. Murray was brought in as a replacement for Kevin Mitchell who couldn't travel to the US due to having a criminal record. Looking at the compubox stats (not that they are super accurate) i'd say Murray, as a replacement for a better fighter, proved more than a stepping stone and gave alot back. I actually like Rios though, tough motherfucker with way better boxing skills and footwork than your average brawler for sure. All i'd say is when he steps up and fights someone his own "fight night" size, that normally unmarked face of his won't be so unmarked. I'd love to see him in with Timothy Bradley.

As an extra note. Its all IFs, but, If Murrays face didn't mark so easily and he had more punch power, the fight with Rios would have been an EPIC WAR!!!